Who's in It: Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, Martie Maguire
The Basics: The Dixie Chicks went from being a wildly successful country band to public enemies Nos. 1, 2 and 3 after lead singer Maines' onstage and off-the-cuff remark about being ashamed that George W. Bush is from Texas. This documentary follows the aftermath.
What's the Deal? You can hate them or love them. It hardly matters. But what you can't deny is that these three women, by refusing to apologize for Maines' statement, didn't whine and come crawling back for mercy when their band's career got hit by a laser-beam shrink ray in the months that followed. Most phony celebrities would do anything to rehab their image for their fan base. And they didn't. As a Texan, I'm proud they're from my home state.
Best Bits: Footage of Chicks-haters protesting outside concert venues, wearing homemade T-shirts and carrying signs scolding Maines. Now, I'm sure some of the protesters were articulate, educated human beings. They just didn't end up on camera. And that's fine by me; dumb = funny.
Pedigree: It's from Oscar-winning director Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, U.S.A.) and Cecilia Peck. You figured it was going to be Michael Moore, didn't you?
Funniest Chicks Quote: "[Fellow country music star] Tracy Lawrence is a wife-beater, and he got a second chance."